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Pete: Doug and I were roommates and inevitably ended up jamming to some of his songs. We found Zach on Facebook and after jamming with him we started playing shows. Doug had the name from a previous incarnation of the band.

Zach: Doug takes the credit for our name sake. We hail from Mendon VT.

Joe: We are from Rutland/Mendon VT. Doug chose the name.

Doug: Im originally from whats technically considered Satans Kingdom VT, but I met all these fools in Rutland. The name actually came from my old high school teacher of mine during our wilderness first aid lesson, he came up to me very ecstatically and exclaimed “Do you know what would make a sick metal band name? Crypitus it’s the sound of breaking bones!” I was sold immediately.

Pete: When we got together I listened to a lot of Mastodon so when I played my parts they were more doomy and sludgy than thrashy. Now I listen to a lot of prog and death and thrash. Little bit of everything. One of my newer favorites is Frank Zappa. He’s influenced my playing by making me think about my parts as part of the whole sound and playing accordingly.

Zach: I think my biggest influence as a musician is Between the Buried and Me and they probably ALWAYS will be. Blake Richardson is kinda my hero and I strive to make my drumming as interesting as his.

Joe: Metallica, Primus, System of a down really influenced me when I started playing. Its changing a lot of the time with all the new music I’ve been listening to.

Doug: If I’m being honest I’ve spent a lot more time checking out my favorite local bands and playing theirs songs over and over. So that just always reminds me to give it my all that this New England metal scene holds so true.

Pete: Our first demo just came out but looking back on some early videos we made, all our parts are somewhat different, even though we’re playing the same riffs.. We’ve gotten way more comfortable playing together and playing the songs we started with. Also we’ve sped things up a bit.

Zach: Well we only have one release thus far, but in the year-ish since we recorded it, our sound has changed quite drastically. When we started, our sound was pretty much straight thrash, but the songs were putting together now are starting to sound pretty proggy. Im really digging it.

Doug: Our first release is officially 9/25/17 so I can’t quite answer that but since the beginning we have been striving to form that true Crypitus sound.

Pete: Demo just came out!! We’re always writing new songs though so expect to hear new stuff at shows.

Zach: We are always working on new music. We just released our first demo. I shutter to think how long it might take to get started on recording the full length- We have so much material that if we don’t start getting it recorded, there’ll be a bunch of songs that the world never gets to hear.

Joe: I’m new to the band so a lot of the music we play is new to me. We just came with a demo. I’m sure we’ll do an album sometime but no idea when.

Doug: Music is fluid, music is organic, ideas are ever coming and ever changing.

Pete: The latter, mostly. We jam to riffs and each add our own parts to it till it resembles a song. Then we play it for a while and keep changing things in it.

Zach: We start jamming together to see what happens, then we get a rough idea of how we want it to sound, then we play it a thousand times to fine tune the masterpiece.

Joe: I just try to play whatever sounds good together with what everybody else is playing.

Doug: We like to use a strategy I like to call, let it all come together. Jam out on a riff and see where it takes you, if it doesn’t take you where you need it, pause that idea and try again in a day or two.

What​ ​brand​ ​of​ ​instruments​ ​do​ ​you​ ​play?

Pete: I play an LTD EC 1000 by ESP guitars. One of the best guitars I’ve ever played. I’ve also used an older Epiphone Les Paul.

Joe: I play a Washburn bass right now which is pretty nice. I have an Ibanez 6string which I really love though.

Doug: I love Jackson guitars, I have a Rhodes V, King V and a Warrior. My second favorite make is ESP I rock a LTD F-50fr occasionally. I take that and run it through my line 6 g3, which hasn’t broken yet! And bust that through my Peavey MiniValveKing 20 Watt tube head and out a standard Peavey 4 by 12. But the important piece is my pick, 2.0 gauge Dunlops are my jam.

What​ ​has​ ​been​ ​your​ ​biggest​ ​challenges​ ​as​ ​a​ ​band?

Pete: Bass players for one. Balancing practice and shows with our day jobs is always a challenge too.

Doug: I think our biggest challenge is the adversity that comes with being Vermont based. It’s not that there’s not much of a metal scene but more or a less a music scene. Thankfully with social media we can surpass the hang ups of a unpopulated area and spread our name everywhere!

Review: Death metal band Crypitus reinvents itself with new EP

Madeline Laguaite | Staff Writer

Oct 24, 2017 Updated 15 hrs ago

Crypitus has only been active since 2015 and yet it has already established itself as a heavy metal band.

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Crypitus, a death metal band based out of Vermont, recently released its debut demo, “Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World.” This is Crypitus’ first EP since the band reinvented themselves with a new lineup in 2016.

Though the band has only been active since its founding in 2015 by musician Doug Friend, it has already been shaped and molded into the heavy, black metal group that it is today. Crypitus began taking New England by storm, performing in states like New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut. However, it was only this year that the band was able to release “Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World,” a small taste of the sheer intensity and contemplative themes with a universal perspective that the band puts out through their songs.

The band’s first track on the demo, “Breakdown,” is an ideal song to introduce the EP. Upon listening, a seasoned metal fan can tell Crypitus is more than just “noise.” Friend takes angry, desperate emotion and channels it into intense lyrics. Right away, listeners get a taste of his pure, incredible vocal stamina. While Friend does not sing the entire five minutes and 40 seconds, he does demonstrate his ability to push through voice-grating verses. The guitar and bass truly work together to expand “Breakdown” into the loaded track that it is. The guitar riffs, which become somewhat familiar towards the end of the song, are complex and would be hard for an average person to emulate, yet are not out of place. The wild, fast-paced riffs coupled with Friend’s clear interjections of “breakdown” quite literally works to describe a mental breakdown of sorts.

With the second track, “Tundra,” the intensity remains, albeit a little more muted. Even the vocals are toned down with the repetition of “tundra,” throughout the track. Friend said the track was playing around with concepts like “transcendentalism and isolation.” Lyrics like, “Enter the bitter abyss, can’t get better than this” and “tundra, tundra, let me have this!”

“Thunder” starts hot, with a very heavy emphasis on drums and guitar before the vocals come in, raw and filled with emotion as ever. The guitar melody is catchy and somewhat bouncy, something that complements Friend’s voice. The song’s theme, however, is what sets it apart from the rest of the album. Possibly one of the less prevalent themes of black metal is the concept of saving and respecting the Earth, but Friend said, “‘Thunder’ is basically a warning to the world. If you don’t respect Mother Earth, she’ll bite back.”

The up-and-coming death metal band, Crypitus, officially introduced themselves to the world with “Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World.” This EP debut of three songs offers just enough of the taste for the listener to want to order the whole meal. Crypitus does not plan to stop with “Exhibit 1” either — the band has set up tour dates and is actively traveling and pursuing its passion for heavy metal.

Interview: Crypitus talk latest release

Crypitus is a band originally formed in 2015 and revamped in 2016 with a new line up. The founding member Doug Friend in collaboration with Zach Patch and Peter Snee have reworked the framework for some original 2015 Crypitus tunes as well as an arsenal of their own new songs creating a good array of music. Crypitus is Heavy, Death, Thrash and Black Metal influenced band but reach out to pull from genres such as jazz, punk and even hardcore. When the new group came together in May of 2016 they were hellbent to tighten their sound and play out! After a few hometown shows in Rutland VT they took to take off to the rest of New England. Started off in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and had spread their reach to Maine and Connecticut. In late November they had decided to lay down some recordings to continue to spread their reach and their music as far as possible. With the help of Doug and Zach Norford they have been working hard at contriving their dream with their latest demo titled Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World. With established hit such as Breakdown, Tundra and Thunderthe aim is to create a rounded dystopian image of the world to come and how we treat the world. For a long while Crypitus has played out at a three piece two guitars, drums and vocals and they will continue to do so until further notice. Check out the band’s latest release below!

We managed to catch up with the band as they talk about their latest release and more!

So how has your latest release gone so far with fans then?

Zach: At this point we have gotten some mixed reviews- all because of the recording quality, but it is just a demo…. Most people love the music.Pete: They’ve been buying it up and streaming it a bunch.Joe: For the most part people like it.Doug: I think most of our fans are just happy they finally have some material to listen to!

Tell us something about the release no one knows?

Zach: It was recorded in my basement and if you listen closely, you can hear the voices of my deceased friends complaining cause they’re trying to rest.Pete: You can hear an alien space ship land during Thunder.Doug: There was only three bassists involved in our whole recording process.

If you could work with any band on a new song, who would it be and why?

Zach: I’d really like to collaborate with Mis(s)Invader. I think we would put something together that the world has never heard.Pete: Like Zach said, MissInvader would be a sick collaboration.Joe: It hard to pick one. Like the others said MissInvader would be cool. Or Black Absence they’re pretty sick.Doug: Dude, An Unction in Braille, the mix would be so cool.

How has your latest single been received?

Zach: Everyone loves Tundra.Pete: Tundra has been an instant favorite.Doug: The single I guess would be Tundra. People like it for the most part, I think it’s a great introduction to the band.

Can you tell us about the meaning behind the track?

Zach: Its about being fed up with cold weather.Pete: It’s about living in a frozen white wasteland.Doug: It’s a song about the bittersweet taste of Arctic transcendentalism. The feeling of overcoming and being overcame by your surroundings.

What tours do you have coming up, and what can you tell us about them?

Zach: We are actually working on wrapping up our touring for the year. Were going to take a winter break.Pete: We have a few shows left this year in November but then we’re taking a break.Doug: We have these dates confirmed for the rest of 2017. Oct 21 Plattsburgh NY Nov 16 Worcester MA Nov 18 Wallingford CT Nov 24 Rutland VT and Dec 8 Portland ME.

What venue are you most looking forward to playing the most, and why?

Zach: I really love Jewel Nightclub in Manchester, NH. Can’t wait to get back there. Its just an awesome place and Lisa Richards is the man.Special shout out to Rick Skiba here, at our home venue. He is a true warrior for our cause.Pete: I can’t wait for our next record store show in our home town of Rutland, Vermont.Joe: The next show at Rick and Kats howlin mouse in Rutland, VT because that’s our home venue.Doug: I can’t wait to play at Genos in Portland ME, I’ve heard about it for so long!

What else can we expect from you as we head towards 2018?

Zach: We are always moving forward towards world domination.Pete: New songs, tighter playing, world domination.Joe: More songs, more shows, more fun.Doug: Some sick ass shows and a tighter sound!

Crypitus has released their first ever release like ever and it is titled "Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World". A heavy metal EP that takes a mix-up of screaming vocal chords with clean vocal chords. The 3-track release being rather solid. Opener "Breakdown", having its clear status of break downs as the vocalist screams on and off throughout it, having brief moments to cleanly disclose his clear vocals, that sound just as fierce as his screaming vocals. While the next track "Tundra", and "Thunder" tend to take away the screaming aspect, really embracing the music more. Truly both just play out their instrumental portions throughout, it is straight on music, that sounds intense and heavily driven. In short, Crypitus is one act, that will be hard to follow, because this release is the first ever glimpse into what will happen with this band in the time coming. "Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World", is the first approach to what can be expected from the heavy metal act that could.

CRYPITUS- EXHIBIT 1: PRELUDE TO THE DEAD WORLD

American Trio, Crypitus formed in 2015 and then re vamped in 2016. They have recently released a 3 track EP, “Exhibit 1: Prelude To The Dead World”.

The EP has the epic sounds of “Tundra”, with it’s clean and unclean vocals, it is a stand out track. “Breakdown” is the opening track and sets a good example of what Crypitus are aboutwhich is pure heavy metal. The EP finishes with the incredibly thrash soundings of “Thunder” with its outstanding solo.

“Exhibit 1: Prelude To The Dead World” makes you excited to hear more from the trio. It is full of growls and heavy riffs, with the added solos. It has a rather haunting, viking feel to it with the unclean vocals. The guitars give it a classic sounding thrash metal feel. It is a fantastic EP and the only downfall really is that there are only 3 songs.

Getting to Know Crypitus

Where are you from and when did you get started?

Doug: Im originally from a place called Satans Kingdom in Vermont, look it up I’m not kidding its a real place. I moved to Rutland in 2016 and Pete was my roommate, we started jamming together and found the need for a drummer. We found Zach online and Im glad we snagged him before someone else did! So this line up of Crypitus started in May of 2016.

Pete: Crypitus is the sound of breaking bones! Doug and I started jamming together after being roommates and not being able to find musical projects. Originally I mistook Zach for another drummer friend of mine, but he turned out to be a perfect addition anyway.

Zach: I’m Zach. I’m from Mendon VT and I rock percussion for Crypitus. I started playing drums when my best friend died and left me his kit. I was like, shit, looks like I’m going to have to learn now.

Who are you and who does what in the band?

Doug: Im the Guitarist/Vocalist/Manager of Crypitus!

Pete: I’m Pete. I melt faces with some of the sickest guitar riffs ever written. I carry the rhythm end with Zach.

Zach: Im the percussionist for this act!

How would you best describe the sound?

Doug: I would describe it as a Thrashy Blackened Death Metal sound with a progressive twist.

Pete: We’re a fusion of death, thrash, and old school heavy metal with lots of extra bits of jazz sprinkled on top.

Zach: I think I would classify Crypitus as psychedelic thrash metal. We pull from a lot of influences. Crypitus is the sound of breaking bones.

Dream rock moment (real or not)?

Doug: I took my first stage dive in Maine this weekend, I intend to do more!

Pete: My dream moment would be hanging out backstage at a festival we’re playing at and seeing the guys from Mastodon just come up and chill with us and drink some beer.

Zach: I guess my dream moment would be our first headliner, at some stadium, with thousands and thousands of maniacs screaming for Crypitus. It’ll happen.

Still got day jobs?

Doug: Yes! I’m a Pharmacy Technician, been doing it since I was 18.

Pete: I work as a car detailer at a car dealership. It’s ironic because my car is fucking filthy.

Zach: Yeah, I work full time with autistic folks in their homes, helping them to live a mostly independent life.

Any regrets?

Doug: I try not to regret but there’s plenty of moments in my life that I would use the time differently. More productively I would say.

Pete: I regret being in a serious relationship in high school that kept me from jamming with people sooner.

Zach: Regrets? Yeah I’ve fucked up plenty in the past, but as soon as I’m done repairing myself, Crypitus goes worldwide. As far as Crypitus goes, I have no regrets. I couldn’t imagine a band to have so much in so little time.

As metal continues to grow bigger in the music scene, Crypitus is a band you don’t want to miss. With their new EP, Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World, the band brings death metal to its highest potential. I talked to Crypitus about their fans, their challenges, and their accomplishments.

1. A lot of people say that pop is the most popular music genre of today’s age. As a band, have you found it difficult to gain fans? Or do you disagree with that statement?

Pete: Pop is the most mainstream of the genres because it’s used more as marketing than as just music. We’ve had no difficulty gaining fans.

Zach: Regardless of what the most popular genre of music is, thrash metal is not main stream, and we definitely have to push our music to a very select crowd. We try to make our product interesting enough to appeal to the ears of all REAL music fans.

Joe: Pop music is horrible. I don’t think we have much problem getting fans.

Doug: I mean even if pop music is “in” we are working with a fan base that goes back to 1970, metal never dies.

2. Have you guys faced any challenges as a band whether it was starting out, finding your sound, or writing songs?

Pete: Finding a devoted bass player had been a challenge. Also, balancing day jobs and shows has been tricky too.

Zach: Finding a bassist has been quite challenging… Keep it up Joe!

Joe: I haven’t experienced much for challenges so far since I joined.

Doug: Being from Vermont we are quiet sheltered and quite far from things. So finding how to get our music spread has been a challenge.

3. When writing songs, do you find that there is a certain spark of ideas? What are your influences?

Pete: We influence each other a lot.

Zach: We just let the music flow when we are writing. My biggest influence is Blake Richardson from Between the Buried and Me. I try to make my drumming as interesting as possible.

Joe: I try to go with the flow.

Doug: Of course there’s a spark, a sudden oh shit thats perfect and go from there.

4. What’s the best part about playing shows? What are your fanbases like?

Pete: The reactions of the crowd is the best part. Our fanbase is pretty rowdy, moshing around and headbanging.

Zach: There’s no rush like hearing people scream for your music. The fans are amazing. This scene has incredible respect and support for everyone that’s trying to get their name out.

Joe: The best part is meeting all the new people. The fans are pretty cool like us.

Doug: I love playing my music to anyone that wants to hear it. Our fanbase is amazing what drives us to continue to create!

5. Is there a certain venue you hope to play at sometime in the future, or is there a favorite venue of yours?

Pete: My favorite so far was Jewel in Manchester, New Hampshire. I really want to play at Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont.

Zach: I’d really like to play at the Royal Concert Hall in Boston, MA.

Joe: I just want to play anywhere and everywhere.

Doug: I’d love to play at Nectars in Burlington VT again. Or play the big stage at the Palladium in Worcester!

Crypitus – Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World (Self-Released)

Tuesday, 26th September 2017 By Matt Coe

RATING: 7.5/10

Vermont itself probably is best known for its mountains and snow-related events in the winter, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, and lots of woods – but there is a bubbling interest in heavy music growing due to bands like Barishi, Jeopardy, and the following quartet up for examination Crypitus. Latin for ‘the sound of breaking bones’, they are self-described as a thrashing death metal group- and there’s certainly a lot going on musically and vocally for these gentlemen – even in the position of a three-song debut demo. It’s obvious after a few spins that potential is present to separate Crypitus from the pack, establishing their own brand of heavy songs with wild twists and turns.

Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World exists for listeners who enjoy left-field tangents off their favored aggressive music tendencies – experimental, progressive, or jazz-like movements in unexpected pockets to enhance the arrangements. It’s fair to say everything from Voivod to Frank Zappa and Rush will pop up when traversing this material – be it through the low monotone uttering of “Tundra” (Snake of Voivod would approve), the twisted lead breaks of Doug Friend, and rhythm section interplay that moves from progressive passages to thunderous fills beyond basic double kicks and fluid bottom end work. The typewriter, Morse Code-like guitar/drum intertwining that opens “Breakdown” gives chase to Doug’s blood curdling screams and evil riffs that venture across a blackened/progressive landscape- madmen let loose in the early 90’s Scandinavian scene against American angst and Mr. Bungle-oriented experimentation. At almost seven-minutes “Thunder” is the longest track, containing addictive Sabbath/Rush-like riffing and shifting tempos throughout – the trilling and savage screams again thrash/death gold with the rhythm section keeping things loose and go with the flow.

This demo doesn’t necessarily have that crystal-clear production job one may expect out of the gate – but there’s a charm to this rough and raw aspect this early in the band’s career. The fact that they are so remote in terms of location probably helps Crypitus in establishing their own foothold due to the diverse set of influences. As such, Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World could gain a cult-ish buzz, as this primal demo attacks and rarely lets up.

Get to know Rutland, VT based Crypitus in my exclusive interview with them! The guys have an abrasive, unflinching heavy metal sound with a no nonsense attitude that leaves heavy metalers coming back for more each and every time. While I'm not a massive heavy metal fan, there is definitely something to appreciate about the members' individual personalities that leaves plenty to be desired, and really sprouts a fascination and subtle attraction to the group. Here is my chat with the guys:

Give us your names and roles in the band?

Pete: I'm Pete, I play guitar.

Zach: Hi I'm Zach "Patches". I hit drums with sticks.

Joe: I'm Joe and I play bass.

Doug: I'm Doug I play guitar and do vocals for Crypitus.

Take us behind the formation of the group and how you all met?

Pete: Doug and I jammed together on some of his songs and decided to find a drummer. Zach was a friends of friends on Facebook and we clicked the first time we jammed with him.

Zach: I was desperately searching the internet for musicians to play music with and Pete was the first to respond with Doug in tow.

Joe: My friend introduced me and they needed a bassist.

Doug: I met Pete at a few shows a few years back. We ended up living and picked up on a few of my riffs one thing lead to another and we are all here now.

Describe your musical influences that really made you want to get into music?

Pete: Growing up, my mom listened to a lot of Beatles and my dad listened to Motown. There was always some sort of music stuck in my head all the time.

Zach: Between the Buried and Me's Colors changed my life forever, the first time I heard it. I really can't explain myself more.

Joe: Metallica, Primus, System of a down and a bunch of classical music

Doug: I binge listened to every Megadeth song in chronological order once. After that I was a goner.

What were some influential British groups that really helped shape or hone your sound?

Pete: Zeppelin, Motörhead, Maiden, Sithu Aye.

Zach: Ill love Zepplin and Sabbath and Maiden forever, but as for my sound.... Sithu Aye is from Scotland, but I can't say I know where most of my main influences hail from.

Joe: Judas Priest, Zepplin, Iron Maiden.

Doug: Black fuckin Sabbath unholy father of all metal.

What is the creative process like for you guys, does it remain constant or does it change and evolve each time?

Pete: I'd say it's pretty varied. Some songs Doug's had around for years and we're still building on them. Some we have riffs we mess around with that end up becoming songs.

Zach: My creative process is constantly evolving. Most of our material was already written when I hopped on this wagon, and I just had to put my percussion in, but we're exploding with new ideas.

Joe: My process stays about the same, mostly I just try to play what sounds good and stuff.

Doug: The creative process is organic, just like it should be.

Let's go behind the recording of your new album Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World and what the whole process was like for the each of you?

Pete: Recording takes a LOT of playing the same thing over and over. I don't think I could forget those riffs if I tried. We recorded at our drummers house for the most part. That's our practice space anyway so setting up mics wasn't too hard. Our good friend and sound tech, Doug Norford, would come over and set up his sound board and we'd track out the drums, then the rhythm guitars, then the vocals or lead guitars.

Zach: It really wasn't that bad. I went into the sound room, played a couple songs, try hard not to fuck up and I was done. The hardest part is waiting for everyone else. Ha!

Doug: God, it was my first time recording and I think every time we did the vocals I was sick with something gallons water and throat coat tea. Also soloing for three hours till I got the perfect track was interesting too hahahaha.

What are some of your favorite places to play in the UK area?

Pete: We haven't played in the U.K. yet but we hope to soon! Anywhere would be awesome.

Doug: It'd be a dream to play for our fans in the UK.

Any new bands or new songs you've been listening to lately that you've been really digging?

Pete: Intervals and Plini always blow my mind. Sithu Aye just came out with the Noticing, that's some tasty riffage.

Interview: Crypitus

Hailing from Vermont Crypitus is Heavy, Death, Thrash and Black Metal influenced band but reach out to pull from genres such as jazz, punk and even hard core. We caught up with these guitar Gods for a chat about their influences, the music scene and the release of their new EP.

How did you come up with Crypitus as a band name and is there meaning behind it?

Pete: Doug decided on that name a long time ago in the previous iteration of Crypitus. It’s Latin for the sounds bones make when they’re broken.

Joe: Doug chose the name. It’s the sound of breaking bones!

Zach: Doug gets credit for the name, or at least a teacher he had gave the idea. Crypitus is the sound of breaking bones!

Doug: Yes, I still remember the day my high school teacher came up to me and excitedly exclaimed “Do you know what would be a sick metal band name?! Crypitus its the sound of breaking bones!” I was sold immediately.

You list jazz as an influence you use in making music. Which jazz artists have influenced you the most?

Pete: Frank Zappa has become a big influence of mine.

Joe: I remember playing jazz band in high school, no particular artist ever caught my attention but the whole experience helped me get good.

Zach: I guess you could classify some Zappa as jazz, but my influence is mostly proggy.

Doug: John Coltrane and Miles Davis are my favorite jazz artists. The way that they play so complexly yet so fluently is definitely something that’s inspired me musically.

You’ve been working hard to spread your reach across America, how is working for you?

Pete: It’s going great! We have a lot of shows coming up in New England but between day jobs and bills, we can’t go further right now. Soon, though. Crypitus is coming for ya.

Joe: Pretty good. Its been fun time. We have a bunch of shows in the upcoming months. Its going to be awesome.

Zach: So far so good. I can’t believe how many people we’ve reached out to in the past year. Especially in other countries!

Doug: It’s good! Far better than I could have imagined things going. This is my first band and my first shot at getting out there and look at me, we are talking with you from across the globe. Networking is an amazing thing.

How is work going on your demo Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World going?

Pete: Recording is done, mixing is done, cover, inserts, printing is done. Pretty much ready to be dropped.

Zach: With any luck, it’ll be out in another weeks’ time. Our work on it is done.

Doug: It’s been a long time coming but I’m proud to say the release of our demo is 9/25/17 and will be available on a variety of platforms!

What kind of experience can fans expect at one of your shows?

Pete: Head banging, high energy moshing, bone-crunching riffs. If you aren’t close enough to the stage, Doug will make you get closer.

Joe: Moshing and shit.

Zach: A very fun and energetic one. Clowns, perhaps. Maybe even floating tacos, but definitely some of the sickest psychedelic thrash metal you’ve ever experienced.

Doug: A heavy interactive live experience full of riffs, head banging and circle pits.

Do you have plans to make your music more international?

Pete: All our stuff is available to any country from our website, Crypitus.com. We have a Band camp available to everyone, too

Doug: Our online release of our demo should have reach in multiple countries, on multiple download and streaming website. But to stay up to date on exactly where you can get a listen head over to Crypitus.com

Zach: Doug and Pete were already a band-ish. I was desperately searching the internet for musicians to play music with and Pete was the first to respond with Doug in tow.

Pete: Doug and I knew each other for a while but didn’t start jamming till we were roommates for a bit. We needed a good drummer so I contacted Zach, who I knew through friends. Doug had a number of songs already written so we started there.

Joe: My friend introduced me to the band and they were looking for a bassist.

Doug: I met Pete back when I use to be a drum tech for a local psychedelic rock band. We ended up being roommates and he picked up on a few of my riffs that I used to play with my old drummer. He caught on pretty fast then we needed to find a drummer. Zach was an online accident and it worked out perfectly. We’ve been trying to find a permanent bassists for a while and recently Joe stepped in.

2. For those that don’t know your band, how would you describe your band?

Zach: Psychedelic thrash with clowning around. Really in your face energy too. We try to make our music memorable.

Pete: We move around a lot on stage and bang our heads constantly. Our music is a fusion of psychedelic thrash and groovy death metal.

Joe: Thrash metal.

Doug: Its a crispy mix of Blackened thrashy death metal topped with jazz and rock and whatever. It’s good I promise.

3. Any band you would like to tour with (that you haven’t already toured with)?

Zach: I’d really like to tour with Chronologist, Epicenter too. They’re both incredible!

Pete: Epicenter from New Hampshire would be cool. Or Night Rite from New York City.

Joe: Chronologist was pretty cool.

Doug: I’m dying to destroy the east coast with Beneath the Machine.

4. Can we expect a headline tour in the near future?

Zach: Maybe not this year coming, but it won’t be long.

Pete: Not just yet, but we’ve headlined quite a few shows at this point. A tour wouldn’t be far off.

Doug: Expect whatever you want!

5. You are set to release your new demo…… what was the hardest track for you to write, and why?

Zach: Thunder, for sure. That song always pushes me to my physical limit.

Joe: I haven’t really wrote much with them yet but I think thunder was one of the harder ones to learn.

Doug: Looking back on it, well I’ve had 6 years to work on some of these songs but its been a very organic process.

6. What is your favourite track on the demo and why?

Zach: Probably Thunder again. Its got a lot of powerful groove to it.

Pete: Thunder is my favorite. Every riff in that song will tear your face clean off.

Joe: Breakdown because it’s fun to play!

Doug: Tundra definitely hits home for me.

7. How do you think your fans will react to “Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World”?

Zach: I think they will say “It’s about fucking time!”

Pete: We already have some many people looking forward to our demo. They’re gonna love it.

Joe: I hope they enjoy it.

Doug: I hope it’s everything they wanted it to be.

8. Who are your biggest musical influences?

Zach: Blake Richardson from Between the Buried and Me is my all time favorite drummer. I’m also a big fan of Terry Bozzio with Frank Zappa, and Mike Portnoy.

Pete: Plini, Sithu Aye, Alexi Laiho, Brent Hinds, Aaron Marshall.

Joe: Metallica, System of a down, Primus.

Doug: Two of my biggest influences are Megadeth and Death. Such great songs.

9. Have you always wanted to create music?

Zach: Oh yes! Since I can remember anyway. I had a drum set made of pots and pans and phone books when I was like 4. I had a top of the line air guitar too!

Pete: Ever since I was a little kid playing around on a keyboard I’ve wanted to make music.

Joe: Yea pretty much since middle school.

Doug: Ever since I was able to play music I wanted to create, I remember fantasizing about being in a band when I was young too.

10. If you werent in a band, what would you be doing?

Zach: Probably fishing.

Pete: Still playing guitar. That’s what I did before Crypitus.

Joe: I probably wouldn’t be doing much except getting drunk!

Doug: Shit, I dunno, I’d be three hundred miles into the woods exploring.

11. What are your plans for the rest of the year?

Zach: We have like a dozen more shows through November then I am gonna rest for the winter. I have some growing to do.

Pete: We have some shows lined up for October and November. Our demo will be out next month or so. Plus some new songs we’ve been working on will probably debut live.

Joe: Work on getting better and play some shows.

Doug: Couple more shows and the demo release is all we have left for this year so come get it while you can!

Crypitus has little to go off of since their formation. As they have some releases off YouTube and other places, but currently have a demo in the works to be out soon enough. That being said, this act act got together to disclose a bit about themselves and what else they have planned for us.

1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Zach: I was desperately searching the internet for musicians to play music with and Pete was the first to respond with Doug in tow.

Pete: Doug taught me some of his songs when he and I used to jam, just us. We had a friend who tried drumming for us but it didn't work out. Zach and I were friends of friends so we ended up jamming with him. Worked out pretty well, I think.

Doug: I started Crypitus in pretty much 2014 as an idea that me and my old drummer had played around with. I have old ass recordings still of Tundra like three years ago, progress is amazing. Me and friend had a falling out so I put the idea to rest for a little while. That Pete and I moved in together and he started jamming my songs with me, we found a Zach online and here we are!

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

Zach: The idea of the name came from one of Doug's high school teachers. Crypitus is the sound of breaking bones!

Pete: Crypitus is the sounds of two parts of a fracture grinding together. It's the sound breaking bones.

Doug: I remember my teacher coming up to me super excited during wilderness first aid in high school and he exclaimed to me "Do you know what a sick metal band name would be?! Crepitus it's the sound of breaking bones." I was sold immediately.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Zach: Were from Mendon, VT. There's no scene in Mendon, but we currently acting to revive the music scene in neighboring Rutland. I strongly recommend our brothers in An Unction in Braille.

Pete: Rutland is a small city in the foothills of Vermont, in the northeast US. The music scene here is limited to small bars having open mic nights or infrequent metal/punk shows. Epicenter, An Unction in Braille, Fall of Time. They're all from around here and they all kick serious ass.

Doug: Yes good old Rutland. The local scene is hurting around here but I think with the help of Rick and Kats Howlin' Mouse Record Store opened their doors to their homemade stage we are gunna see more of a musical resurge around these parts. Vermont local metal bands I would recommend would be Jeopardy, Humdinger and The Bucksnort, Fall of Time, Obtusum, No Son Of Mine, The Abberation, and Barishi!

4. How would you describe your style?

Zach: I'd say Crypitus is a dizzying, in your face, psychedelic thrash/clown core with an energy you'll never forget.

Pete: Melodic psychadelia soaked in thrashy death metal.

Doug: We are a thrashy blackened death metal whatever, listen to it you tell me.

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

Zach: We have a demo in the works. Doug will tell you all about it. We have plenty of good videos on YouTube too.

Pete: We have a few live rips but our demo was recorded this spring and is due out this fall. We have lots more in the works too and we're always writing new songs.

Doug: We have a demo cooking and a release date coming soon, it's was recorded by my friend Doug Norford and mastered by my friend and his son Zach Norford. They did a fantastic job and I can't wait for you guys to hear it. Keep your eyes on Crypitus.bandcamp.com for our release!

Doug: We have live audio rips streaming on Crypitus.bandcamp.com where you can purchase our merchandise as well. Our Youtube and Facebook page includes photos and videos of us but if you follow our events come out to the show and we can do it the ol' fashion way!

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Zach: I don't care what they remember most, I just care that they remember us at all.

Pete: I want to be remembered for the music itself. Remember who we are, we have lots more in store.

Doug: I want them to hear the riffs over and over again after they leave the show or pull their headphones out!

Band of the Day: Crypitus

You know, I’m as in the dark as you are about today’s Band of the Day, Crypitus. So let’s waste no more time and get down to the nitty-gritty…

Simple things first – where are you guys from?

Doug: I’m from a place in Vermont called Satan’s Kingdom. I’m not even kidding, look it up!

Zach: Hi, I’m Zach. I hit things with sticks in time with Crypitus. I’m from Mendon, VT (Vermont) and if it weren’t for Crypitus, I’d never leave the state.

Pete: I’m from a valley between mountains called Rutland, Vermont.

How did you meet?

Doug: Me and Pete actually met from when I was a drum tech for a psychedelic rock band. We ended up moving into the same house and jammed and soon were on the search for a drummer. We found Zach on Facebook although I had met him very, very briefly on a few occasions.

Zach: I was desperately searching the internet for local musicians to jam with and Pete and Doug were the first clowns to respond. The rest is history.

Pete: I lived with Doug for a little bit and we started jamming to some of his music he’d written with his previous drummer. We decided to find a drummer and met Zach on Facebook.

How long have you been playing as a band?

Doug: The three of us have been playing together since May 2016

Before you get sick of being asked… where does the band name come from?

Doug: The bands name, Crypitus, comes from the Latin word Crepitus which means the sound of breaking bones!

What are your influences?

Doug: My two main influences are Megadeth and Death, two of the most unique, influential metal bands out there.

Zach: Blake Richardson from Between The Buried And Me is probably my biggest influence. I’m also heavily influenced by Terry Bozzio and Mike Portnoy.

Pete: Nature is a big influence on me. Living in the mountains, I do a lot of hiking. Musically, I like a lot of different kinds of music. Lately I’ve been eating up some Frank Zappa jams.

Describe your music. What makes you unique?

Doug: Our music is rooted in old school thrash, death and black metal but a new-age spin incorporating elements of jazz, punk and other genres gives us a nice blend. That combined with a high energy stage show makes us stand out.

Zach: I’d describe our tunes as psychedelic thrash metal. I think our uniqueness comes from the energy we put into performance, and clowns eating bacon tacos. That’s pretty unique too, but we always try to make or music sound unlike anything else out there.

Pete: Our music is a psychedelic, thrash metal experience full of ground shattering percussion and sky cracking guitars.

Do you have any particular lyrical themes?

Doug: Dystopia, death, natural disasters and mental dissonance.

What’s your live show like? How many shows have you played?

Doug: Our live shows are meant to be crowd interactive: mosh pits, crowd surfing… shit, you can dance if you’d rather. But your good time reflects our good time. As far as how many shows we’ve played… 35 is a rough number, but there’s been a few house parties too and honestly the bulk of our numbers have been in 2017 we’ve been averaging at least a show a week since January.

Zach: Lots of in your face energy. Hooligans running in circles around the crowd, playing guitar, and of course, some sick metal that’ll melt your fave off. Clowns, too.

Pete: Our live shows usually include moshing with the crowd, running around the stage, and lots of headbanging. I’ve lost track of how many shows we’ve played.

What’s the wildest thing you’ve seen or done at a live show?

Doug: One of the wildest reactions we have ever gotten was our first show in Maine in a venue called The Cage. The venue has a no moshing rule but, holy shit, seeing everyone trying to contain their energy was phenomenal!

Zach: Doug likes to jump off the stage. Had folks get thrown out at a show or two for being over rambunctious during our set. This one time my drums starting sailing off the riser I was playing on. That was also an interesting time.

Pete: Doug crowd surfed at the last show, that was pretty wild.

What kit do you use / guitars do you play / etc.?

Doug: Primarily I run a Jackson King V through a Line 6 G3 wireless on a 20w Peavy MiniValve King head pushing through a 4*12 Peavy Half Stack; its all the power I need. I have a LTD F-50FR I use as a backup and a Jackson Rhodes V in the wings as well. I use DR Dimebag design and 2.0 gauge Dunlop picks!

Zach: I’m a Pearl man. I use a 7-10 piece (depending on what I bring along) Pearl Expert series kit. I would never upgrade. It used to belong to a close friend. For cymbals, I use what I can get, which are mostly Sabian.

Pete: I play an LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81/60 set run through a Tubeworks IVAC 65 with a Peavey cab.

What are your plans for 2017?

Doug: 2017 means two things for Crypitus, the first being the first Crypitus studio work/independently produced and mastered demo Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World which is a three-song work that we have been working on since November 2016. The second is shows, shows and shows. We have a jam packed summer surging across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut. August marks the beginning of the “Crypitus in Braille Tour” which includes a two Vermont dates, one New York, one Maine and one Massachusetts show with our metal brothers in An Unction in Braille! And joining us at the end of the tour is Stillborn Condition. It’s a perfect ending.

Pete: This year we got shows on shows. We’re touring throughout the North East US and coming out with a demo soon.

If you were second on a three-band bill, which band would you love to be supporting and which band would you choose to open for you? A chance to plug someone you’ve toured with, or a mate’s band we’ve not heard of before!

Doug: Hmmmm, I would love to play with Gojira, that’d be fucking fantastic and I’d bring along Weapons at Hand to start the party!!

Zach: I’d die to be supporting Between The Buried And Me. As far as the other, it’d have to be our brothers in An Unction in Braille or Epicenter, both good bands and great friends.

Pete: An Unction In Braille would open up because they always get me moving and it’d be a dream come true to play before Children of Bodom or Mastodon.

Ferocious velocity: exploring the creative fuel of Crypitus

Unafraid to mix a wealth of different styles into their already multi-flavoured metal, US trio Crypitus is a force on the rise. Rising up through the Vermont music scene, the threesome of Doug Friend, Zach Patch, and Peter Snee have become an attention grabbing, mosh pit inciting proposition. 2017 is already proving their biggest and most potent yet and with their first release imminent we got down to exploring the heart of Crypitus with thanks to the trio, talking origins, music, and making opportunities….

Hi guys, thanks for taking time out to talk with us.

Can you first introduce the band and give us some background to how you got together?

Doug: We are Crypitus “The HomeGrown Vermont Metal Band” which includes myself, Doug (guitarist/vocalist), Pete (guitarist), and Zach (percussionist). Crypitus was my first project with songs that I started as early as 2011. I had an old friend that I played with through high school but we ended up going separate ways. Me and Pete moved in together in early 2016 and he picked up some of my riffs. We couldn’t find a drummer until we came across Zach’s Facebook post that he was essentially looking for a band to play with so we kicked it into gear and I cannot believe how far we’ve gone!

Zach: Well I guess Facebook brought us together if you want to get technical, but I know that, in reality, it was fate. I was desperately searching the internet for local musicians to jam with and Pete and Doug were the first clowns to respond. The rest is history.

Pete: We are Crypitus! Doug and I jammed a bit when we were roommates and decided to find a drummer together. We met Zach on Facebook and Crypitus was born as it is today.

Have you been involved in other bands before? If so has that had any impact on what you are doing now?

Doug: Crypitus is my baby, my first and only band, but as the years goes by the speed picks up, the riffs get tighter and I watch my own personal experience shape my songs, it’s actually really cool to see.

Zach: Since I was like 15, if I wasn’t actively in a band, I was working my ass off to grow as a musician. Every musician I’ve played with has influenced me in one way or another, one even tried to kill me. I can say, after playing heavy metal for so many years, I was ready to play some more groovy tunes, but, alas-fate.

Pete: I was in a blues rock band before Crypitus and while it was fun, I wanted to play heavier music. I’ve jammed with plenty of musician friends over the years but this is the first band I’ve played shows with.

What inspired the band name?

Doug: The band’s name actually was thought of by one of my old teachers. We were learning about wilderness first aid one day and he comes up to me and exclaims “You know what would be a sick metal band name?! Crepitus; it’s the sound of bones breaking” Low and behold somehow I pulled a Dave Mustaine and now we are Crypitus!

Was there any specific idea behind the forming of the band and also in what you wanted it and your sound to offer?

Doug: The idea I had was basically an old school thrash revival with a new age kick and a good blend of other bits of my favorite sub genres, creating a rounded bone crunching sound!

Zach: I was just glad to find someone to rock out with. Doug already had those ideas, but as for me, I want my drumming to sound radical enough so that when people see Crypitus play, they’ll never forget it.

Pete: Doug had a bunch of songs already written but we’ve added our own personality to them. We all had pretty similar musical tastes so after jamming together for a bit it just clicked.

Do the same things and ideas still drive the band from when it was fresh-faced or have they evolved over time?

Doug: Both are true honestly, since the songs were constructed by me the drive is still the same but since we have been play together for about a year, it’s hard not to evolve as you grow accustom to each other as musicians.

Zach: I still have the same drive as I did day one- have a blast, be unforgettable, act professional so they beg you to come back.

Pete: From the beginning we’ve all been driven by wanting to share our music and jam out in front of an audience. That definitely still drives us today, especially when we write new songs and can’t wait to play them live.

Since your early days, how would you say your sound has grown and evolved?

Doug: We have definitely gained way more energy and speed!

Zach: Our music has gotten so freakin’ fast! You can hear just how much we’ve grown as a band for yourself. Listen to one of our first live recordings on YouTube, then listen to a recent version of the same song. I did and I was like, woah!

Pete: We’ve sped up a bit but we’ve also evolved as musicians, both separately and together. When we write a new song and we’re each adding our own flavor, we build on what each other is playing as opposed to just playing our own parts.

Everything has been an organic movement, in sound etc. or more the band deliberately going out to try new things?

Doug: Definitely organic, I haven’t had anything to say about our sound besides just trying to get tighter!

Zach: our sound is 100% certified organic

Pete: The new songs sound like a natural progression of the songs we played at first, I think. Crypitus sounds like, and always will, sound like Crypitus.

Presumably across the band there is a wide range of inspirations; are there any in particular which have impacted not only on the band’s music but your personal approach and ideas to creating and playing music?

Doug: I am heavily influenced by the songs of Megadeth and Death and a lot of the bands to come out of the New Wave of Thrash Metal.

Zach: Every show we play there’s a band or all the bands that absolutely blow us away. We watch and learn whenever and wherever we can.

Pete: I get bored listening to the same music over and over so I like to listen to a bit of everything. When I get stuck inspirationally, I like to listen to The Beatles or Pink Floyd…their really simplistic songs let my mind get back to the basics of chord progression and harmony.

Is there a particular process to your songwriting?

Doug: We have mostly have been catching up with a backlog of songs I’ve written in the past, although pretty soon there will be some sick new material!

Zach: I guess my process is wait ‘till they write something and then try every idea I have until I find the right one; it’s all trial and error.

Pete: Doug will come up with a riff and we’ll all play it together. After a while playing it and changing parts, we have a song. It’s a lot of in-the-moment songwriting; changing up a harmony this time we play it or how many measures we play a section that time.

Where do you, more often than not, draw the inspirations to the lyrical side of your songs?

Doug: I draw my lyrical inspiration from worldly turmoil and human misdeeds. Metal has always been about bringing light to the dark for me.

Pete: Our upcoming release is three songs we’ve been playing from the start: Breakdown, Tundra, and Thunder. We jammed to those when we played with Zach for the first time, so it’s only fitting it’s our first release.

Would you give us some insight to the themes and premise behind it and its songs.

Doug: Breakdown is a song I wrote to portray mental conflict and insanity. Tundra is a song that portrayed the idea of transcendentalism and isolation “Into the bitter abyss, can’t get better than this, tundra tundra let me have this!” And the final song Thunder is basically a warning to the world, if you don’t respect Mother Earth, she will bite back.

Are you a band which goes into the studio with songs pretty much in their final state or prefer to develop them as you record?

Doug: For this release we were very well prepared going in!

Zach: The songs are always finished when we record. Our shits gotta be tight.

Pete: We have all our parts pretty planned out when we record.

Tell us about the live side to the band, presumably the favourite aspect of the band?

Doug: Stage presence and energy is definitely what makes the show!

Zach: I think the favorite aspect of Crypitus live is the energy we bring. Doug’s running in circles around the crowd, starting the moshing, sometimes dressed as a taco. Myself, I prefer clown shenanigans.

Pete: My favorite part of playing live, besides the crowd, is watching Doug’s shenanigans. He’s always running around while playing, starting mosh pits.

It is not easy for any new band to make an impact regionally let alone nationally and further afield. How have you found it your neck of the woods? Are there the opportunities to make a mark if the drive is there for new bands?

Doug: In our neck of the woods there aren’t a whole lot of opportunities and for the most part none of the bars in our town are allowing heavy music. But more recently than not our local record store has opened its doors to live music, I can’t wait to see what Rick and Kats Howlin’ Mouse does for the local scene! But being from Vermont I was hell bent to play anywhere new to have new people turn their heads.

Zach: I think no matter where you are, nothing is going to happen unless you make it happen. No matter the scene in what neck of the woods, if you put your best effort in, it will pay off.

Pete: We’ve had some issues playing in our town in the past. Venues are few and far between and there aren’t too many promoters in our area. If you’re willing to drive out of state though, there are plenty of shows going on always looking for new bands to book. All it takes is some social media presence, at which Doug is a master.

How has the internet and social media impacted on the band to date?

Doug: Without social media it would have been a wicked challenge to be where we are now.

Zach: Social media is priceless. Way more effective than posting flyers, although we’ve done that recently. I also think, at least as far as promoting our band goes, social media will always be a priceless tool.

Pete: Besides a couple in-person hook ups, most of our shows are booked through social media. Having a Bandcamp or SoundCloud is very important, I think. Even if it’s just ripped from live videos, when I check out a band I like to be able to hear some of their songs.

Once again a big thanks for sharing time with us; anything you would like to add or reveal for the readers?

Doug: Follow us on Facebook to keep an eye out for the demo, I also plan on uploading it to Bandcamp as well! Thanks for the interview RingMaster!

Crypitus is a band originally formed in 2015 and revamped in 2016 with a new line up. The founding member Doug Friend in collaboration with Zach Patch and Peter Snee have reworked the framework for some original 2015 Crypitus tunes as well as an arsenal of their own new songs creating a good array of music. Crypitus is Heavy, Death, Thrash and Black Metal influenced band but reach out to pull fromgenres such as jazz, punk and even hardcore.

When the new group came together in May of 2016 they were hellbent to tighten their sound and play out! After a few hometown shows in Rutland VT they took to take off to the rest of New England. Started off in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and had spread their reach to Maine and Connecticut. In late November they had decided to lay down some recordings to continue to spread their reach and their music as far as possible. With the help of Doug and Zach Norford they have been working hard at contriving their dream with the upcoming demo titled “Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World.”

With established hit such as ‘Breakdown’, ‘Tundra’ and ‘Thunder’ the aim is to create a rounded dystopian image of the world to come and how we treat the world. For a long while Crypitus has played out at a three piece two guitars, drums and vocals and they will continue to do so until further notice. The summer of 2017 will prove to be a continuation of the strength and determination Crypitus has shown through the last year of their existence and with the release of the demo should help create more opportunities, more fun and more fans for the Homegrown Vermont Metal band; Crypitus.

How would you describe your music?

Doug: We are a thrashing blackened death metal bands summonded from the woods of Vermont to steal your soul!Pete: Crypitus is the sound of breaking bones! Hard hitting riffs and screaming leads accompanied by ground shattering percussion. We’re a fusion of thrash, classic metal, progressive, with lots of other influences too.Zach: Our music sounds like all the pent up energy and aggression that resides in the depths of our souls.

Tell us about the history of the band?

Doug: I formed Crypitus as a two piece in 2015 with an old friend of mine Logan Hayes. Due to a falling out the project was put on hold while I waited to get more people involved. Pete picked up a couple of my riffs after living together for a bit then we ran into Zach online and the rest is history!Pete: Doug and I started jamming when we were roommates and soon tracked down Zach whose been around the music scene in our town his whole life.Zach: I was desperately looking for folks to play music with. Pete was the first to respond; with Dougles in tow.

What are you influences/ musical heroes?

Doug: Dave Mustaine and Chuck Schuldiner are definitely my two metal idols.Pete: Every band we play with influences me in different ways. Whether it’s seeing a band we’ve played with before and hearing a new song or being blown away by skill on an instrument, I take something from every show.Zach : Blake Richardson from Between The Buried And Me and Mike Portnoy and Terry Bozzio are some of my biggest hero’s and influences.

What inspires you?

Doug: My inspiration to create is my loved ones who encourage me to follow my dreams, the inspiration to my songs is the damned world that we live in.Pete: I’m inspired by the dudes I play music with. When we’re jamming and we click, where we’re all on the same page and we don’t even need to communicate to know what to do next, that’s the best feeling in the world.Zach: My Girlfriend Stephanie, my own artwork, you know everyone and everything I hold dear. Also, seems like every time we play another gig there’s one or several bands that blow me away big time and make me want to work harder and play better.

Do you write on the road? or do you prefer to write in the studio?

Doug: I find that my writing hits me on the spot in any instant, I just have to be prepared!Zach: We write in my basement. Sometimes it’s a basement, sometimes it’s a portal to another dimension.

What is your favourite song to perform live?

Doug: My favorite song to play live is our instrumental piece“Symphony #1” its a song I wrote at 15 years old; its the old Crypitus tune, high in energy and wicked nostalgic for me.Pete: My favorite song to play live is Thunder. Once that song starts it doesn’t fucking let up till the last note.Zach: I don’t know, I have a lot of favorites to play, ‘Ash’, ‘Danger (Woo!)’, ‘Thunder’ and ‘Symphony #1’ are all my favorite

What would be your dream tour to be a part of?

Doug: I’d love to tour around with Gojira, The Black Dahlia Murder and Kreator! I mean, if it wouldn’t literally break the earth.Zach: Megadeth will open up the shows at our dream tour across the world!

What are you current thoughts on the music industry?

Doug: I think in comparison to the state of general industry the music industry is in good shape but on the same note I think the most solid acts nowadays are all DIY based.Pete: The music industry is all about money when it should be about keeping music alive and staying true to what you want to play.

What is the funniest/weirdest experience you have had on tour?

Doug: One time in Naugatuck Connecticut Petes amp got haunted by the ghost of a tremolo pedal for the last three songs, absolutely no better explanation for that occurrence.Pete: We played a Halloween show way up in the middle of nowhere in Warren Vermont. The bar was so small there was barely room to set up the drums. We played the whole show dressed in food costumes sweating our assess off because there was a woodstove right next to the stage.Zach: One time these ladies asked us for autographs, at first I thought they were making fun of us but they were being serious.

What are your future plans?

Doug: Our first studio release is coming soon! “Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World” will feature ‘Breakdown’,‘Tundra’ and‘Thunder’ and hopefully portray the state of the world we live in and also be a good first introduction to what we are all about!Pete: I try not to think too far ahead but we have a demo coming out soon and plenty of shows this summer including a tour with our good friends in An Unction in Braille in August.Zach: First we conquer America, then we take over the world!

Metal Anarchy’s New Music Showcase: Exclusive Q&A With Crypitus

Time for the next edition of Metal Anarchy’s “new music showcase,” the feature where I introduce you to up and coming bands that readers of this site may find interesting. This time I have an exclusive Q&A with Doug Friend, Peter Snee, and Zach Patch from Crypitus.

METAL ANARCHY: Tell me a little about your band:

Doug Crypitus is my first and only musical project I’ve worked on so the arsenal of songs we work with are a culmination of music I’ve wrote in my life. Sometimes I get wicked nostalgia from the songs but seeing them come to life after so many years is so amazing. The project was first started in 2015 with my old friend Logan Hayes. Him and I played music together through our childhood but we had a falling out and went our separate ways. I moved in with Peter in 2016 and he started to catch on to my riffs and then soon enough we were trying to find ourselves a drummer. Zach popped up on Facebook and now here we are!

Pete: Crypitus is the sound of breaking bones! Doug and I started jamming together after being roommates and not being able to find musical projects. Originally I mistook Zach for another drummer friend of mine, but he turned out to be a perfect addition anyway.

Zach: Well, you already know that Crypitus is the sound of breaking bones, but Crypitus is also the sound of extreme musical perseverance and a life long dedication to playing wicked tunes. Crypitus is also the sound of clowns and bacon filled tacos.

METAL ANARCHY: Who are your main influences?

Doug: My main influences are Megadeth and Death. Both bands offer so much as far as musicality and lyrical themes go. These bands will always be my heros.

Pete: I’m influenced by rock and metal music spanning the past 60 years. Pink Floyd influenced me a lot with their storytelling, weaving whole novels with simplistic chord progressions that speak to the soul. Barishi, a trippy progressive metal band from Brattleboro, VT, gave me a new-found desire to be a better guitar player. They used clean tones during the solos, yet you could hear every note so clearly and it never lost the momentum. Blew my mind.

Zach: My main influences are Blake Richardson from Between The Buried And Me and Frank Zappa with, of course, Terry Bozzio. Mike Portnoy is another big one. On top of these influences, every show we play, there’s one or several bands that completely blow me away. I try to learn and apply whenever I meet greatness.

METAL ANARCHY: What is your latest release and why should readers of this site check it out?

Doug: Our latest release will be our first studio work called Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World. It will feature three of our songs Breakdown, Tundra and Thunder. All home recorded, produces and mastered by my friends Doug and Zach Norford. So simply speaking your readers should check us out because we believe that this HomeGrown Vermont Metal demo is a perfect introduction to Crypitus and also a great demonstration of what a self funded band can accomplish on their own!

Pete: Our upcoming demo, Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World, is a short compilation of our first songs together. Readers should check it out because why not? It’s been a year in the works, it’s been clinically proven to melt the skin off your face; you can’t afford to not give it a listen.

Zach: You should check out our demo, really, because if you don’t, I’ll find you in the afterlife and shit won’t be pretty. Other than that, we poured our souls into this and it’d make us really happy if you give a listen.

METAL ANARCHY: What can people expect when they go to your live shows?

Doug: Crypitus is a high energy band which calls for high energy from the audience. Mosh pits, headbanging, fuck you can even dance to it if you want. If you’re having fun so am I!Pete: Expect mosh pits, headbanging, ground-crushing riffs, sky-shattering percussion, and solos like lighting strikes on your ear holes.

Zach: Energy like you’ve never felt before. Clowns. Guitarists running in circles in the crowd, and of course, the most brilliant psychedelic thrash you’ve ever heard, oh and bacon filled tacos.

METAL ANARCHY: Where do you see your band heading in 5 years?

Doug: In five years I want to be playing places all over the country, I want people blaring our music in their cars driving by people screaming “fuckin’ CRYPITUS!” I want people with our name in ink on their bodies. In five years time, our voice will be heard.

Pete: A lot can happen in 5 years. Our next steps are an album and lots more touring around the north-east. By 2022, you’ll be able to see Crypitus on every continent during our world tour.

Zach: In five years time, Crypitus will be a well known name. We will be playing in every plausible country on the planet.

Zach: Hi I'm Zach. I hit things with sticks, in rhythmic time with these guitar players.

Pete: I'm Pete, I melt faces with bone crushing riffs on guitar.

For starters, what bands were you guys a part of prior to Crypitus? How long has the band been around

Doug: Crypitus is my first and only band thus far! I started the project in 2015 but the line up was never complete until May 2016!

Zach: Before Crypitus I was in a dozen or so bands that you've never heard of. None have ever made an impact like Crypitus. We've been together a little more than a year.

Pete: I've always jammed with friends and had little projects but none ever got out of the practice space.

What’s the origin of that name and have you changed the band’s name before?

Doug: The name Crypitus actually came from my high school teacher who came to me one day and said excitedly "Do you know what a sick metal band name would be?! Crepitus! Its the sound of breaking bones! I was sold immediately.

Who writes your songs? What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs and do you think these topics will change over time?

Doug: Most of the songs and themes have been thought of by me at this point. My main theme I preach is death destruction and pure dystopia, I believe that as time goes on the subject may change but turmoil is ageless!

Zach: When I joined, Doug and Pete had like a dozen songs that needed some percussion written into them. Doug does most all of the primary writing and all the lyrics, but Pete and myself write our own parts. Personally, I'd like to start writing some more funny and spoofy material. I don't have a lot of aggression to get out these days.

Pete: Most of our songs Doug had written years ago and Zach and I added our parts to them. Our newer songs we've written since we became a band are a little bit of all of us.

What bands are currently inspiring the music that you’re making?

Doug: Death, Megadeth, Dissection and Death Angel and all very inspiring to me musically and content wise.

Pete: Mastodon and Children of Bodom always inspire my playing. Sithu Aye, Widek, Chronologist, and Plini are all so creative and surprising with their songs; I always get motivated to play better listening to them.

Was there a particular band/artist or concert that inspired you to start a band?

Doug: Honestly I saw a lot of shows happening in my town and I thought why the fuck am I not doing that! Then I was like duh I don't have a band so then I found my band and out we went!

Zach: Not one in particular. Since I was pooping in my diapers, I've been rocking out, even if just in my imagination. It's in my blood.

Pete: Iron Maiden and Mastodon were some of the earliest metal I listened to. I knew I wanted to play music since I was a little kid trying to play an acoustic guitar.

What do you do to prepare for a show? Any flexing, exercises, ect …

Doug: Just the drive to the venue with good music blaring and a car packed with good people is enough to get me properly pumped and prepared!

Zach: Caffeine. Lots of caffeine, and about a half gallon of water. I always have to stretch before a set. My legs, arms, hands, fingers.... If I don't, I can't keep up, I'm dropping my sticks, my muscles cramp, and I sound like an idiot, as far as drums go.

Pete: Stretching the fingers and hands is always needed. A little warming up with scales and tremolo picking too.

What has been the biggest highlight of the band’s career so far?

Doug: The enthusiasm we had from of first Maine show was incredible! That alone was one of the highlights to the band thus far.

Zach: That's a good question. We opened for Lich King in Greenfield, MA, and this month were playing with Psychostick, but for me, it was the first time we played in Maine. The music scene is unbelievable there. This whole run with Crypitus has been unbelievable. I never imagined we would have some much success.

Pete: Playing in front of a constantly cheering crowd in Maine was awesome. Coming out with a demo is farther than I've gotten with any other musical project so that's a big deal to me.

If you could tour with any bands, past or present, who would they be and why?

Doug: I would tour with Death, Dissection and Gojira! That would shake the fabric of the earth!

Zach: Between The Buried And Me. Pantera. Death. Cause I couldn't imagine anything more awesome. What an honor that would be!

Pete: Touring with Death when they were still bar hopping would be sweet. If I had a time machine I would check out some of the early death metal shows in Germany or Norway back in the day.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Doug: Just keep your eyes peeled for the demo "Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Death World" coming out this summer! Along with the try to make it to one of our summer gigs and we will show you what home grown Vermont Metal is all about.

Zach: Keep an eye out. We're just getting started. Crypitus will be coming to raise hell in your hometown. I don't care where you are. Just you watch!

Band Interview: Crypitus

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life are proud to bring you an interview with Vermont based death, thrash and black metal influenced band, Crypitus!

1. How did you get started as a band?

Doug:I had the idea for Crypitus for a while before me and Pete started jamming we found Zach online. The rest is history!

Pete:I started jamming with Doug to his songs. Before that I had been playing in my room.

Zach:I was desperately searching the internet for local musicians to jam with and Pete and Doug were the first clowns to respond. Eddie has been playing music with me forever.

Eddie:Doug is the soul creator of the name and band. He had done so a while before any of us met him. Pete, Doug, And Zach were playing for about a year with another Bass player, whom was fired. I just joined on bass last month.

2. How would you describe your sound?

Pete:Our sound is that of breaking bones; heavy riffs, screaming leads. Thrash metal influenced but not exclusive to any genre.

Zach:Psychedelic thrash. Got a better name for it?

Eddie:Crypitus is some riffy ass thrash!

3. What bands/artists would you say have influenced your style of music?

Doug:Two main influences for me are Death and Megadeth! Such amazing innovative riffs!

Pete:We’ve definitely got some old school thrash influences like Megadeth, but there’s also plenty of modern influences. I learned to play guitar to old Mastodon songs and Children of Bodom.

Zach:Between The Buried And Me. Mike Portnoy. Jerry Garcia.

Eddie:Well I have been influenced by Death and Death metal mostly.

4. Has the rise of YouTube & music streaming helped or hindered you as a band?

Doug:I think YouTube is a great platform to get your music out to the public!

Pete:YouTube and streaming has been incredibly helpful in getting our music out there. With live videos from shows, we can give fans a preview before they come see us.

Zach:YouTube and the rest of the internet has been an incredible tool for getting our material out there. When myself and Eddie did Severed Sanctuary way back, we had our demo on cassettes and had to physically hand them out to whoever would take it.

Eddie:Oh yeah I love YouTube! The internet rules! Crypitus has a YouTube channel, a Facebook page. A great promoting tool.

5. What do you enjoy doing when you’re not making music?

Doug:I love the woods, hiking is important to me. But I never mind just kicking back and hanging with my friends and girlfriend.

Pete:I love being outside hiking or fishing or whatever. That being said, I also love sitting down and binge watching whole series on Netflix. Oh and Bethesda games.

Zach:I’d rather not disclose that information to the pubic. I go fishing though.

Eddie:I love spending time with my friends and family.

6. What are your future plans musically? Tours?

Doug:We have a demo releasing soon called “Exhibit 1: Prelude to the Dead World.” Our show dates for the summer as of now are:

So we are keeping busy!

Zach:First – Crypitus does America! Then, we take over the world.

Pete:Keep making awesome music. We have a demo coming out soon and a whole bunch of touring in New England.

Eddie:To open up for our favourite bands and follow in the footsteps of our heroes like the thrashers and wizards that inspired us to have an awesome fan base!

We’d like to thank Crypitus for taking the time to speak with us & Stencil PR for arranging it. You can keep an eye on upcoming releases over on Bandcamp & keep up to date with the band over on Facebook. You can also check out some of their music now on YouTube & SoundCloud.

Interviews: Crypitus

In this new occassion we have had the opportunity to interview the Metalband Crypitus, from USA. Check out this band and give them a like on their FACEBOOK PAGE.

1.Where did you get the idea for the band name, you planned it or came out just like that?

Doug: The name actually came from my high school teacher Josh who randomly came up to me one day and said you know what would be a sick band name; Crepitus its the sound of bones breaking. Immediately I was sold and accidentally pulled a Dave Mustaine and we are now know as Crypitus!

2. Why did you want to play this genre?

Doug: I was sold on the idea of metal because it was a display of raw power and loved the messages they displayed

Zach: I didn't. I wanted to play some groovy tunes, but metal will always be my root genre.

Pete: Metal has always been the purest expression of emotion and raw energy to me.

Eddie: Metal of all shapes is my favorite type of music to listen to when I first picked up the guitar I was trying to play death metal I that was into.

3. Did you know each other before the band was formed?

Doug: Funny enough I met Eddie and Pete from when I was a drum tech for a hippie jam band, I met Zach a few brief times but it wasn't till we

met through Facebook for a jam that we ever connected

Zach: I met Doug and Pete looking for new musicians to jam with online. I've been playing music with Eddie for like a dozen years.

Pete: I knew Eddie since middle school and I had known doug for years through another band he did drum tech for.

Eddie: I met Doug in 2014 at a show this one time. I've known Zach since I was fifteen and was in my first band ever with him. I met Pete way back in middle school at a dope ass art class.

4. Each band member favourite band?

Doug: The hardest question to ever ask a musician. Its either Death or Megadeth.

Zach:Between The Buried And Me.

Pete: Mastodon, or Children of Bodom, or Sithu Aye... or maybe Plini.

Eddie: Ooh probably Death is definitely up there as far that goes.

5. Who or what inspires you to write songs?

Doug: Im inspired by the world, to be vague I guess but, since I pull a lot of my inspiration from ecology and spirituality its hard to not look at things without seeing the big picture.

Zach: I gotta be remembered for something I guess.

Pete: I'm inspired by other bands and things I do like hiking and making artwork.

Eddie: What has inspired me to play music are my family, my friends, and my first big show i went to when I was a kid Motorhead¡!

6. Where was your last gig?

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford CT

7. Where would you like to act?

Doug: I would love to play the main stage at The Palladium in Worcester MA

Zach: I plan on hitting California and every state in between. Maybe even a world tour.

Pete: Higher Ground in Burlington VT or The Palladium

Eddie: I would love to play at any place! I love the shows where you are on the floor with the audience, they are always a blast!

8. Whom would you like to feature with?

Doug: I would love the opportunity to play with a band like Gojira.

Zach:We will be playing with Megadeth and BTBAM someday. Just you watch.

Pete: An Unction in Braille

Eddie: In the kind of show I referred to above, Slayer, Megadeth, Obituary, and Cannibal Corpse.

Doug: That'd be one hell of a show!

9. Whom not?

Doug: The current Metallica, it'd be too sad know what was.

Zach:I don't think I'd like a show with John Denver or Britney Spears

Eddie: I wouldn't want to play a show with like any thing that would be total opposite of what we were playing like Fall Out Boy because the fans wouldn't enjoy it, or maybe they would who knows.

10. Any of you has ever suffered from stage fright? Any tip for beginners on how to beat that?

Doug: I conquered my stage fright early at age 14, me and my friends were going to cover Smells Like Teen Spirit at the talent show. They all bailed on me so I did a solo guitar cover of War Pigs by Black Sabbath as an awkward 5' 4" 95lbs middle schooler!

Zach: The first Maine show I had a lil stage fright because the crowd was unreal. But I found wearing a clown nose makes me feel invincible!

Pete: Lots of times. The audience usually hasn't heard our songs before so that helps a lot.

Eddie: You love rocking out well, so does every one else so just have fun with it and make sure you all in the band practice as much as you can.

11. What bands have inspired you the most?

Doug: Megadeth shape my idea on how diverse metal can be and Dave has quiet a daunting story.

Zach:Dream Theater and BTBAM. Their drummers are incredible.

Pete: Mastodon inspired me a lot when I was younger. Lately it's been us inspiring me.

Interview With 'Crypitus'

June 1, 2017

Firstly, introduce yourself/yourselves and tell us a little bit about the band and how you came to be?

Doug: Im Doug Friend and I'm the proud father of what we call Crypitus. A few of our songs are riffs I had jammed on a bunch in middle school with my old drummer Logan Hayes but due to a falling out the project was put on hold until about may of 2016 when me Pete and Zach grouped up.

Pete: I'm Peter Snee I play guitar. I lived with Doug for a little at a friends house and we both didn't have projects going on so we started jamming together and started looking for a drummer.

Zach: I'm Zach Patch. I'm ridiculous. I play percussion. After my last guitarist tried to kill me, I started posting online looking for musicians to jam with. Pete was the first to respond. Him and Doug came over and the rest is jelly. I've been playing music with Eddie since before he hit puberty.

Eddie: I'm Eddie and I'm the last one to join Crypitus and we are a Thrash band with a few other licks and twists! Doug is the creator of the name and he had started it a way back before any body else in the band knew of this thrasher.

What were you all up too prior to the band, was this always the chosen path or did you have other dreams and aspirations?

Doug: Before the band I wasn't too far out from high school, basically on suite to "find myself" if you will. I was already enthralled with the wilderness and Metal music but I wasn't quick ready for what I was going to need to endure. Major fuck up by a surgeon who extracted my wisdom teeth when I was 18, total numbness in my right tongue for half a year, chronic pain, steroid injections right into my face. Shit was rough, once I was able to stand tall unmedicated for my pains, the shining door opened and there was my band.

Pete: Prior to the band forming I had done two years of college to be a teacher which didn't pan out. I always wanted to be in a band but I couldn't find anyone to play with so I put it on the back burner.

Zach: I was addicted to morphine. These dudes, Stephanie (the band mom) and the prospect of going on tour are all the motivation I need to stay on the wagon. We're already meeting my dreams.

Eddie: Before I was in this band I was in few other bands from VT. I've lived in Rutland my entire life and honestly my favorite part of growing up there was going to local shows around town. I was blown away my first time going to see a punk band from VT by the name of Deathpact and I was blown away by the energy, crazy looking people and the moshing just acting like looney tunes. I was hooked. Being inspired by that experience I wanted to play in a band as wicked as those punks looked. I started playing guitar when I was twelve I pretty much started by watching other people play and just messing around. I loved listening to bands like Iron Maiden and Slipknot Judas Priest. My friend showed me some Death Metal like Dying Fetus and I was hooked.

Tell us about your latest EP/Album and why our readers should check it out.

Doug: Our first piece of studio material is being mastered currently. We agree on the demos title "Exhibit 1: Prelude To The Dead Word" as it depicts a dystopian view of the planet that we are attempting to portray with our song list.

Eddie: We have a Demo recorded that will be available soon. It has three songs on it that are gonna kick your ass! 'Thunder', 'Breakdown', and 'Tundra' are what we are dishing out for now. We just want to play out as much as possible so a full length wont till some time next year.

Have you ever come face to face with someone within the music scene who has left you awestruck and why?

Doug: I have met some major shredders but there was a show I hosted recently in Rutland at The Howling Mouse Record store (they have a sick stage in their store!) which featured Chronologist and Myth of I and I am still not quite convinced that they don't have bionic hands!

Zach: It seems every time we play a show, there is a drummer, or an entire band, that blows my fucking mind.

Eddie: There is a lot of people that really awed and inspired me in the scene. Bands like Morpheus and Psychotic Assault, Burial For The Wretched, Orange Juice, all when I was a kid these bands were just some of the bands I saw live in town and was blown away by their sounds, messages and stage presence. Seeing Crypitus play a show in Mass this one particular time Doug really reminded me of some of my Thrash heros like Chuck Schuldiner and Dimebag with the way he got a crowd going and how cool Crypitus sounds.

If we were to head out to one of your live shows what can ourselves and others expect?

Doug: A very important part of the show is the crowd, so its always a goal of mine to get people going, getting close as possible to the stage, moshing around. Hell I've even jumped in to the crowd (thank you wireless) and started a pit myself! The whole appeal to a Metal show for me besides the music is the energy so I make sure to bring it to the stage.

Pete: At our live shows you can expect high energy and lots of moshing.

Zach: A lot of energy. Maybe clowns. We try to make every performance unforgettable.

Eddie: If you come to Crypitus show you can expect to not be still not be in the back because we will draw you nearer by the ears and you will want to head bang to every fuckin song.

If you had one artist/band that you could go on tour with tomorrow who would it be and why?

Doug and Pete: AN UNCTION IN BRAILLE!! OUR METAL BRUTHAS!!

Zach: Fucking Between The Buried And Me. There's nobody on this planet that blows me away like them.

Eddie: I would tour with Crypitus along side Slayer across the world!

You can spend an hour with a musical icon living or dead, who would you pick, why and what would you speak about?

Doug:Chuck Schuldiner because Death is amazing, no other band like them. I would spend hours picking at his brain about philosophy.

Pete: I'd wanna party with Alex Laiho, talk about guitar tone for a while.

Zach: I can't decide between Dimebag Darrell and Jerry Garcia. Both have different reasons that I don't want the general public or the police to know.

Eddie: I would love to meet Chuck Schuldiner from Death. I always loved the way their songs had a lot of insight and I would want to tell him how much some songs inspired me to be the musician I want to be. Plus he always seemed real laid back and collected.

And finally and most importantly is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?

Doug: I actually watched Die Hard because of this question, my high school friends were big movie fans and were always shoving flicks down my throat to watch. Of course I never did, but here I am five years later and finally watched Die Hard. Now I've got the machine gun, ho-ho-ho. Totally brutal Christmas.

Pete: Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It takes place during Christmas that's he whole reason John McClane is in LA

Have any of you played in other bands? I haven't played in any bands seriously besides Crypitus

How is it that you started playing music? My older brothers friend had a sick ass bc rich warlock and I realized that I wanted to play guitar myself. I started when I was in 6th and haven't given up since.

What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?

Doug Friend - 21 - Guitar and Vocals

Zach Patch - 28 - percussion

Peter Snee - 26 - guitar

Have you had otherprevious members? When I started the project I had a drummer by the name of Logan Hayes, we were old time best friends but had a falling out in 2015, no hard feelings against him. In 2016 I revived the project with Pete, and then we found Zach as a drummer. Perfect trio if you ask me. We implemented a bassist named Hunter in the summer but unfortunately his heart wasn't in it. Missed practices missed shows missed recording, we felt it was better for the project to part ways. We do have some amazing bassists in the wings though!

Did you make music even when you were young? I have been making music since I started playing music

Where are you from? I grew up in a place called Satans Kingdom Vt. Seriously look it up, its real! And I did actually grow up there!

What year did the band form? We started May 2016 with our current line up

What's your style of genre? Its kind of a mix of metal sub genres, a blackened thrashy death metal sound with a progressive rock twist. We've even been called psychedelic thrash!

What inspires you? My girlfriend pushes me to do what makes me happy

How often and where do you rehearse? We practice atleast twice weekly in Zach's basement

Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? Self booking is working well for what we are doing currently

Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? Im currently not looking for a label, and Im not sure if I like the idea of a third party taking over my music and royalties.

What are your songs about? My songs range from the subject of isolation, political turmoil, the madness that can lay in a persons mind, and general dystopia

Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Most of the songs we are working with right were written by me, kind of backlogged with old songs Ive wrote.

What language do you sing in? We sing in English

What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? One time we played a show to pretty much one person. Hahaha early days. Thats how we met our friends in An Unction in Braille and we've have had an amazing time playing with them. The most we've ever played for is 50-60 people which is pretty consistent when we play away from home

What ages are most of your concert attendants? Mostly 20-60 year old. The older dudes tend to respect our old school sound!

Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary?We have an arsenal of like 12-13 songs we play live but we have been playing alot of our demo songs lately to put our best foot forward "Tundra" "Breakdown" "Thunder"are usually crowd pleasers

Do you have a regular place you play live often? We recently lost the bar in Rutland where we used to have a "thrashing Thursday" pretty much ever month, we have relocated but are still unsure if it will be permanent.

What was your first gig like? Our first gig was interesting, tiny bar in rutland tucked in a corner about the size of a minivan. Ive learned to love real stages though haha

What was your latest gig? Our latest gig was in Brattleboro Vermont at Metropolis, put on by promotorhead (those guys treat us right!) Sick thrash metal show, Crypitus, Epicenter, Grave Knight and Jeopardy! The crowd seemed way bigger in that little bar but, the energy was no joke

Where have you played live this year? We played in Burlington Vt, Manchester NH twice, Agawam MA, Westfield MA, Chicopee MA, Rutland Vt, Brattleboro VT. Its been a fun year so far!

Where do you plan to gig the coming year? We have a couple shows line up in new turf for us, CT and ME. But I want to hit other states like RI, NJ, or NY. Spread the name far and wild

When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? We started our merch early, all pooled in cash for stickers, then turned into Tshirts, bumper stickers, soon we will have a copy of our demo "exhibit 1: prelude to the dead world" as well as tshirts with the artwork on them as well!

Where can people buy your merchandise? People can buy our merch directly from us, find us at a show or message the page and we can work out the shipping!

What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? I think online downloads are just fine, but theres still real people out there that would spend money for a physical copy!

What do you think of my work? Looks good! Cant wait to see more interviews!

How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? They say any publicity is good publicity, plus people often time don't stop and wonder what we are all about so hopefully the way people look at us may change.

Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? I grew up on old school thrash metal, those dudes will alway be my inspiration

What advice would you give other bands or artists? Nothing happens till you make it happen!

How do you get psyched for a gig? The ride down is usually enough to get me psyched! But good music and good friends gets me stoked.